August 24th, 2008

Dr. Anne Paris

Anne Paris, PhD, author of Standing at Water's Edge: Moving Past Fear, Blocks, and Pitfalls to Discover the Power of Creative Immersion (New World Library, 2008), is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has practiced psychotherapy for over 20 years, and has specialized in working with artists, trauma victims, couples, and parents. She is an adjunct professor at The Union Institute where she teaches classes, supervises and trains graduate psychology students, and participates in doctoral committees.

In addition, Dr. Paris co-founded the Cincinnati Center for Self Psychology, a training/educational institute for mental health professionals in the theory and practice of Self Psychology Theory. She served as President and Faculty member of CCSP and has given numerous presentations at professional conferences. She was trained and mentored in Self Psychology and Intersubjectivity Theory by internationally-known experts including Anna Ornstein, MD, Paul Ornstein, MD, Marion Tolpin, MD, and Doris Brothers, PhD. As such, she is professionally regarded as an expert in this approach to psychotherapy.

Dr. Paris is a member of The American Psychological Association, The Ohio Psychological Association, The International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, and the Cincinnati Academy of Professional Psychologists. She has co-authored two academic journal articles, "The relationship of purpose in life to grief experiences in response to the death of a significant other" (Death Studies, 13, l989) and "The relationship of purpose in life to coping strategies and time since the death of a significant other" (Journal of Counseling and Development, 65, l987.) In addition, her doctoral dissertation is titled, "The creative process of restoring and transforming grandiosity and idealization: A trauma paradigm" (1993).

Dr. Paris has presented her ideas on local TV and radio broadcasts and was interviewed for a series of newspaper articles. Additionally, she has given presentations and lectures to a wide range of audiences on a variety of topics.

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